Bottle carrier



July 9, 1929. H. E. wA'rRous BOTTLE CARRIER Fileduuly e, 1928 INVENTORwinds, BY WMM da ATTORNEY Patented July 9, 1929.

UNITED STATES HAROLD E. WATROUS, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

BOTTLE CARRIER.

Application led July G, 1928.

This invention relates to a bottle carrier and is more particularlyadapted for use in Conveying milk bottles.

An object of the invention is the provision of a bottle carrierincluding a hand grip and a pair of spring pressed members pivotallymounted on the hand grip which are adapted to be forced over the top ofthe bottle and automatically grip the same for conveying purposes, theweight of the bottle in connection with the spring, serving to maintainthe pivoted member in clamping position around the neck of the bottle.

This invention Will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description in connection with the accompanyingdrawings; nevertheless, it is to be understood that the invention is notconfined to the disclosure being susceptible of such changes andmodifications as shall deine no material departure from the salientfeatures of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a bottle showing myinvention applied thereto,

Figure 2 is a vertical section of the bottle carrier and bottle,

Figure 3 is a section taken along the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 10 designates a bottlehaving a neck 11 and an annular bead 12, adjacent the neck forming ashoudler by which the bottle is supported upon the carrier as will bepresently explained. The carrier consists of a curved handle 20 havingits free ends straight, as shown at 21, to receive rivets 22 formingpintles for pivotally mounting pairs of swinging bars 23 and 24.U-shaped springs 25 having central loops 26 are mounted on the pintles22 in which project a pair of legs 27 having inturned portions 28embracing an edge of a bar 23 or 24, and received within a notch 29 inan edge of a swinging bar.

Secured to the bars 24 is a semi-circular member 30 having a projectionprovided with ears 31 secured to the bars 24. A second semi-circularmember 32 is provided with ears 33 secured to the swinging bars 23. Eachof the semi-circular members 3() and 32 have a flared lower edge 34which will facilitate the application of the carrier to a bottle. Theupper edge of each semi-cir- Serial No. 290,756.

cular member, as shown at 35, is inturned so that it will snugly engagebeneath the shoulder 12 of the bottle 10.

The operation of my device is as follows: The bars 22 and 23 are movedinto close association with each other or in approximate aliningrelation by the springs 25, thereby retaining the curved members 30 and32 in a uniform spaced relation. In order to insert the neck of thebottle through the bottle engaging members 30 and 32 these members arespread apart and the [fared portions 34 are pressed down on the top ofthe bottle and when sufficient pressure has been exerted on the devicethe flared member 34 Will aid in forcing the curved stops 30 and 32apart for the insertion of the neck of the bottle. When the members 30and 32 are released they will force the clamping member into engagementwith the neck of the bottle by the spring member 35.

T ie upper edges 35 of the clamping members 30 and 32 will engagebeneath the shoulder of the bead 12 and the bottle will be retained inthe carrier. The weight of the bottle and its contents will aidmaterially in maintaining the clamping members in operative relationwith the bottle.

In order to release the carrier it is only necessary to force theclamping members 30 and 32 apart whence the neck and the bead 12 may beremoved between the clamping members. It will be seen by suchconstruction that the bottle carrier may be readily applied to a bottleand removed with very little trouble.

I claim 1. A bottle carrier comprising a handle, a pair of barspivotally mounted on each end of the handle, a spring for retaining eachpair of bars in alining relation, bottle engaging members, each bottleengaging member having an end thereof connected to the free end of a barof a pair of the bars.

2. A bottle carrier comprising a handle, a pair of bars pivotallymounted on each end of the handle, a spring for retaining each pair ofbars in alining relation, bottle engaging members, each bottleengagingmember having an end thereof connected to the free end of a barof a pair of the bars, each bottle engaging member being formed ofrelatively stiff material.

3. A bottle carrier comprising a handle, a pair of bars pivotallymounted on each end of the handle, a spring for retaining each pairof'bars in alining relation, bottle engaging .me1'nbers, each bottleengaging member having an end thereof connected to the free end of abarof av pair of the bars, each bottle engaging-member being formed ofrelatively stiff material and pro- Y vided with a flared flange forfacilitating the application of the membersvtothe bottle.

4. A bottle carrier comprising a handle, apairl ,of 'bars pivotallyjmounted on each endQof ,the-handlg a spring for retaining each pair ofbars in valining relation, 'iserni- `circular strips ,of'relativelyfstiff material `embracing opposite portions-zy a` bottle,

each vend of a4 strip of' relatively stiH mate-` rial embracing oppositeportions of a bottle, each end of a strip being secured to a bar of a`pair.

V5. A bottle carrier comprising a handle, a pair ofvbars pivotallymounted on each end of the handle, a spring for retaining eachpair ofbars in alining relation, semicirculai" strips of relatively materialembracing opposite portions fjofra bottle, eaoh end of a. strip ofrelative` stiff material embracing opposite' portions-.of 'a bottle,each end of a strip beingsecure'df-to a bar of a pair, one edge of thestni; lgeing flared outwardly to facilitate the application of thestrips to the neck ofa bottle. y HAROLD E. 'WATROUS

